London Pride

You come to place your bags of hate
On bus and train, you made us late
Yet we’ll be back again tomorrow
We’ll carry on despite our sorrow

Your bags of hate caused some to die
Yet we stride out strong with heads held high
You’ll never win, we will not bow
You can’t defeat us, you don’t know how

This London which we love with pride
Is a town where scum like you can’t hide
Don’t worry we will hunt you down
Then Lock you up in name of Crown

We’re London and we’re many races
Just look you’ll see our stoic faces
We all condemn your heinous act
You will not win and that’s a fact

We’ll mourn our dead and shed a tear
But we will not bow to acts of fear
You’re out there somewhere all alone
There’s nowhere now you can call home

Olympics ours we’ve won the race
Your timing then a real disgrace
Our strength you’ll find remains unbowed
We’re London and we’re very proud.

- By Chris Neal ,BBC London listener,written on 07/07/05
Picture via Londonist Flickr Group, via the Londonist

Last year, at this time, I was going through a difficult time. The London Bombings made it worse. I heard the bus blowing up at Tavistock Square. It filled me with gloom and dread. Today, I feel that dread. It was sheer chance that none of my friends or family were on the tube or bus. Things feel better today. But for those who lost members of their family, what a day of immense sorrow. I keep you in my mind today. I pray that you find the strength to deal with the loss. Hope you find the peace to move on.